I-35 in New Braunfels reopens following 3 wrecks

Updated 11:48 am, Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Interstate 35 has been reopened in New Braunfels following three wrecks, one of which left a motorcyclist seriously wounded early Wednesday.

New Braunfels police Capt. John McDonald said officers were summoned to the first wreck about 6:40 a.m. at the northbound lanes of 1800 block of Interstate 35 North. The rollover involved a pickup and an 18-wheeler.

Minutes later as officers rushed to the scene, a motorcyclist struck a fire extinguisher in the northbound lanes of the 1000 block of Interstate 35 South. That crash caused a third wreck involving another 18-wheeler, two cars and a pickup, also in the northbound lanes of the highway.

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It was not immediately clear why a fire extinguisher was on the highway.

The highway was shut down at both sites, and the first wreck was cleared in about 30 minutes. The second and third wrecks prompted officials to keep the interstate closed for about three hours as traffic was diverted to the frontage roads.

The motorcyclist was seriously injured and he was flown to San Antonio Military Medical Center. The extent of everyone else's injuries was not immediately known.
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